GE Additive is to deliver two additive manufacturing (AM) systems and a consultancy service through AddWorks to TriumphGroup as a partnership between the two firms is announced at Farnborough International Airshow.

It will serve to bolster the aerospace player’s AM strategy, having been a user of the technology as a rapid prototyping tool for years. A ConceptLaserM2Cusing system and an ArcamEBMQ20plus platform will be installed at its R&D facility in Seattle this autumn, while AddWorks will begin working with the company immediately.

Triumph is a designer, engineer, manufacturer and repairer of aircraft structures and components, but wants to enhance its productivity with a comprehensive adoption of AM.

“Triumph Group is excited to work with GE Additive to broaden Triumph’s utilisation of additive manufacturing technology,” commented Dan Crowley, President & CEO, Triumph Group. “Thus far we have successfully used additive manufacturing for prototyping, and we are rapidly growing its use for design competency. This partnership with GE Additive will strengthen our additive manufacturing capability, accelerating our ability to design and develop future on-wing solutions for our customers.”

“I really admire Triumph’s smart and progressive strategy in adopting multimodality approach to their additive journey,” added Jason Oliver, President and CEO, GE Additive. “And when you add to that the deep experience and divergent thinking of our AddWork’s team, I look forward to seeing the results of what I hope will be a long and rewarding relationship.”

Honda Aircraft Engine R&D Center

Cooperation between GE and Honda, stretches back to well over a decade. In 2004, a joint venture between GE Aviation and HondaAero saw the development of the GE Honda HF 120 jet engine for light business jet aircrafts. As divisions of the two companies once again align, GE Additive is hoping the results will be just as impacting on the aerospace sector.

“We are pleased that Honda Aircraft Engine R&D Center has selected GE Additive to be its vendor in providing AddWorks consulting services to further the use of this transformative technology in its future generation aircraft engines,” said Thomas Pang, Japan Diretor of GE Additive. “We are in the best position to share our learnings from our own additive journey, having started from prototyping to successfully applying it to mass production for aviation engine parts.”